San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-14

joined the young officer.
Quick as thought he had knelt to Miss
/ Sewell, bowed TO her sister. and half
thrown one arm around May Brooke.
But Miss Brooke objected.
81 beg your pardon, Miss Brooke" he
said. Pray allow me to redeem my
, forfeit"
Not in that way" she replied, with
smile, although her face grew crimson
| as she spoke
you will lose your ring. Captain
Brooke will never allow you to re-
deem it."
"Will you not?" he asked, looking at
the sweet blushing face.
Not in that way" she said gently;
and Captain Ruthven, bowling respect
fully, turned away. -
II shall keep the ringl" cried Miss
Sewell. 1T is such nonsense, Mayl No
one minds what they do for forfeit-it
does not mean anything serious, you
know. You can inform me, Captain
Ruthven. when you have accomplished
your task"
May raised her shy beautiful eyes to
his face, and the young officer felt as
though he would have given all his
chance of promotion for permission to
redeem his ring.
The little incid mt made great i'm
preston upon the Captain; he had play
ed at forfeits often enough, but he never
remembered to have found any one so
coy as this modest graceful girl.
THAT In the kind of woman should
like to marry" he thought-"that is my
IDEAL" y
80 you could not manage your for
felt, CharleyY" said Doctor Brent.
NO" he replied; but, if live, l will
redeem my ring"
When he danced with Miss Brooke,
his eyes fingered upon her face; every
thought, every feeling was pictured
there; the calm innocent eyes were the
index OF pure and beautiful mind. She
had talent too of no mean order, wit,
and repartee; she was a keen observer
with great sense of humor. He was
struck with the originality OF her ideas
and the simple beauty of her thoughts.
He sat by her side during supper. He
had no thought of falling in love with
this innocent child-for she seemed such
to him. He only wondered that he
should ever have found any one so like
the ideal he had formed to himself of
true woman. He felt 1t pleasant to be
near her. to hear his own name spoken
by her musical voice, to see her sweet
shy eyes raised with such earnest ad-
miration to his face.
~ think not" said May gently, when
he pressed her to give him the last dance.
"You forget, Captain Ruthven, that we
have danced together four times"
II have not forgotten those four
Dances" was the quick reply, land
never shall. This Is the pleaSanteSt
party l have ever attended. II you VIII
not give me the last dance, MISS BROOKE,
AZ leass you Will ano" me 10 see you
nomeE
Saran would De qulte Jealous II
dla;u SAID May, with pright smile.
W no Is SarahF asked the captain.
my aunts maiu. Sne lnVarlaply
pprings me 70 parties anu IeIcnes Me
nome. we are primitlVe people at Up
ION; We nave no caos or carriages;
Viii manage sarah, replied zap
tam Ruthven, with SMILE; put In any
case must see you nome;
lie watched her almost lealously as
she danced Slr Roger ae CoVerley
win Doctor Brent. A1ter tnat tnere
was great puStie. me pretty ~nlte
dresses were all tucked up, snaWs ana
ei0aKs covered the pretty glrllsn ngures,
Mneh the nan GOoi was opened; tnere
was great iaugh, Ior the sun l s risen
anu seemed 10 Ieproach tnem Iol Iuln-
ing night lnto gay;
did not tninK y was SO late' OF
Iatner SO carry, said DOCTOR brenG, as
ne SHOOK nanas WIN ms cneerIul
n9stess, VINO snowea no sagns Vi latlgue'
AN ashame9 qi myself.
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